- 67
Conrad, Joseph
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3,000 - 5,000 GBP
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Description
- Conrad, Joseph
- A Set of Six. London: Methuen & Co., 1908
- PAPER
8vo, first edition, corrected state (listing of author's works corrected), presentation copy inscribed by the author to Elsie Hueffer ("Elsie Hueffer | affectionately | from the Author | 1908.") on front free endpaper, 40pp. publisher's catalogue dated June 1908 at end, original dark blue smooth cloth lettered in gilt on spine and in dark red on upper cover, collector's slipcase and blue morocco-backed slipcase, light browning, some splitting at gutter, binding slightly worn, lower hinge split
Provenance
Elsie Hueffer, authorial inscription; Albert Henry Wiggin, bookplate; Marjorie Wiggin Prescott, her sale, Christie's New York, 6 February 1981, lot 66
Literature
Cagle A13a(2)
Condition
Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, where appropriate.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
A collection of six stories originally written by Conrad in the period 1905-1907 and all previously published in periodicals (in earlier textual states). Writing to Algernon Methuen before publication Conrad noted "It's difficult to find a general definition of the stories. They are varied. No monotony is to be feared either in feeling or incident... They are just stories in which I've tried my best to be simply entertaining..." (see Collected Letters, IV, pp.29-30).
For a note on Ford Madox Ford and his wife Elsie, see lot 35.